A family-owned Victorian business is the first Australian manufacturer to pivot and produce thousands of medical grade surgical gowns for frontline workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Clets Linen & Co Pty Ltd, which normally specialises in linen and garments for hospitality and other industries, will provide 3,750 disposable isolation gowns to the…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT COVID-19 testing clinic opening 22 April 2020 Karen Andrews: Well, good morning. It’s an absolute pleasure to be here this morning for the opening of the very first pop-up centre to test for COVID-19 here on the Gold Coast. We have been very fortunate through a lot of hard work by many people…
DetailsDefence has joined forces with a family-owned South Australian company to rapidly produce face shields for frontline healthcare workers. Designed by Defence Science and Technology Group (DST), Axiom Precision Manufacturing commenced production last week, with 600 of the new face shields already being distributed. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said this…
DetailsMore than 3000 ventilators have been delivered to the Federal Government from Australian manufacturing company ResMed to assist in the response to the coronavirus pandemic. This represents more than half of the 5500 ventilators purchased from ResMed by the Federal Government for the COVID-19 Stockpile. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the…
DetailsOver the past month we’ve experienced a dizzying round of restrictions on how we live and the freedoms we normally take for granted. Serious disruptions to the way our businesses and communities operate are causing seismic shifts in our lives and livelihoods. And it’s all over-shadowed by a heightened sense of worry for the health…
DetailsThe first construction contract has been awarded for the $1 billion Pacific Motorway (M1) upgrade between Varsity Lakes and Tugun (VL2T). Member for McPherson Karen Andrews MP said Seymour Whyte Constructions would oversee the upgrades between Varsity Lakes and Burleigh in what is a major step forward for the vital congestion-busting project. “Gold Coast drivers…
DetailsTopics: Australian manufacturing capability, supply chains and Gold Coast response to COVID-19 E&OE: Peter Gleeson: Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews has flagged a potential new deal for the manufacturing sector, saying she’s committed to pushing for investment in the industry. She joins me now. Karen Andrews, thanks for joining us tonight on…
DetailsTopics: Australian manufacturing capability, supply chains and contact tracing app E&OE: Peter Stefanovic: The Federal Government is working on bolstering the manufacturing sector after admitting the coronavirus pandemic has exposed Australia’s reliance on overseas supply chains. The Industry Minister says we need to be self-sufficient in making essential medical supplies like face masks and ventilators.…
DetailsTopics: Australian manufacturing capability and supply chains E&OE: Leon Byner: Now, my next guest is the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. She is suggesting that we need investment in manufacturing because of what we’ve seen this pandemic has done, that we can’t rely on other countries who export because they’re more interested in looking…
DetailsTopics: Unemployment forecast, Australian manufacturing capability and supply chains E&OE: Fran Kelly: The economic cost of the COVID pandemic is becoming clearer, with unemployment officially forecast to peak at 10 per cent by the middle of the year as we heard earlier. This Treasury analysis comes ahead of Thursday’s meeting of National Cabinet, where the…
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